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2021 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

The 2021 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Alabama during the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. The Crimson Tide were led by Patrick Murphy in his twenty-second season, and played their home games at Rhoads Stadium. They competed in the Southeastern Conference, where they finished the season with a 52–9 record and an 18-6 conference record.

2021 Alabama Crimson Tide softball
SEC Tournament Champions
Tuscaloosa Regional Champions
Tuscaloosa Super Regional Champions
Women's College World Series Appearance
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record52-9 (18–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachAlyson Habetz
Pitching coachStephanie VanBrakle
Home stadiumRhoads Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Florida  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 5   .792 45 – 11   .804
No. 11 Arkansas  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 5   .792 43 – 11   .796
No. 3 Alabama  ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 6   .750 52 – 9   .852
No. 13 Missouri  ‍‍‍y 15 – 9   .625 42 – 17   .712
No. 16 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 43 – 16   .729
No. 15 LSU  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 35 – 22   .614
No. 22 Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 12 – 11   .522 42 – 15   .737
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 36 – 22   .621
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 8 – 15   .348 35 – 25   .583
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 8 – 16   .333 32 – 23   .582
No. 8 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 7 – 17   .292 34 – 23   .596
Auburn  ‍‍‍y 7 – 17   .292 27 – 24   .529
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 26 – 26   .500
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[2]

The Crimson Tide won the 2021 SEC Tournament, and qualified for the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament. They advanced to their 13th 2021 Women's College World Series, where they were eventually defeated by Florida State in the semifinals.[3]

Roster

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2021 Alabama Crimson Tide roster
 

Pitchers

  • 14 – Montana Fouts – Junior
  • 20 – Sarah Cornell – Redshirt Senior
  • 21 – Jaala Torrence – Freshman
  • 27 – Krytal Goodman – Senior
  • 44 – Lexi Kilfoyl – Sophomore

Catchers

  • 4 – Abby Doerr – Sophomore

Outfielders

  • 1 – Elissa Brown – Redshirt Senior
  • 8 – KB Sides – Senior
  • 10 – Kayla Davis – Junior
  • 11 – Alexis Mack – Redshirt Senior
  • 18 – Jenna Johnson – Sophomore
  • 32 – Kat Grill – Freshman
  

Infielders

  • 00 – Maddie Morgan – Senior
  • 5 – Kyra Lockhart – Junior
  • 7 – Bailey Dowling – Freshman
  • 9 – Taylor Clark – Redshirt Senior
  • 12 – Kaylee Tow – Senior
  • 23 – Savannah Woodard – Sophomore
  • 33 – Claire Jenkins – Redshirt Senior

Utility

 
Reference:[4]

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent Rank# Site Result Attendance Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
Stinger Classic
February 12* 5:00 PM Alabama State #8 Barbara Williams Softball Complex • Montgomery, AL W 10–0(5) 186 Fouts Bradford
February 13* 4:30 PM Notre Dame #8 Barbara Williams Softball Complex • Montgomery, AL W 10–0(5) 147 Kilfoyl Tidd
February 14* 12 PM Louisville #8 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 5–0 - Fouts Roby
February 14* 2 PM Louisville #8 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 4-0 - Kilfoyl Leonhardt
Easton Bama Bash
February 19* 3 PM Liberty #5 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 6-3 1121 Kilfoyl Johnson
February 19* 1:30 PM Liberty #5 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 8-1 1121 Fouts Kirby
February 20* 4 PM LSU #5 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 5-2 1121 Kilfoyl Sunseri
February 21* 4 PM LSU #5 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 13-5(5) 1121 Fouts Wickersham
February 24* 6 PM UAB #4 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 7-1(6) 1121 Cornell Woodham
Easton Crimson Classic
February 26* 4:00 PM Memphis #4 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 8-3 1121 Fouts Ellett
February 26* 6:00 PM Memphis #4 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 5-1 1121 Goodman Nichols
February 27* 11:00 AM UNC #4 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 2-0 1121 Kilfoyl George
February 27* 1:00 PM UNC #4 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 2-0 1121 Fouts Pickett
February 28* 1:00 PM Troy #4 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 2-0 1121 Kilfoyl Johnson
March 3* 6:00 PM Mississippi State #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 4-0 1121 Fouts Wesley
Easton T-Town Showdown
March 5* 4:00 PM Kent State #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 9-16 1121 Kilfoyl Lebeau
March 5* 6:00 PM Kent State #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 11-36 1121 Goodman Sherman
March 6* 11:00 AM UNI #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 5-3 1121 Cornell, Torrence (S) Oler
March 6* 1:00 PM UNI #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 8-05 1121 Torrence Packard
March 7* 4:00 PM South Alabama #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 0-1 1121 Lackie Fouts
March 12 5:00 PM Auburn #4 Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL W 6-0 370 Kilfoyl Penta
March 13 4:00 PM Auburn #4 Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL W 4-1 370 Fouts Lowe
March 14 2:00 PM Auburn #4 Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL W 4-2 370 Kilfoyl Penta
March 19 6:00 PM Tennessee #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 3-4 1121 Rogers Fouts
March 20 2:00 PM Tennessee #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 7-1 1121 Kilfoyl Turner
March 21 1:00 PM Tennessee #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 3-0 1121 Fouts Rogers
March 24* 6:00 PM North Alabama #4 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 5-0 1121 Torrence Garst
March 27 1:00 PM Kentucky #4 John Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY W 11-6 623 Fouts Sprangler
March 28 2:30 PM Kentucky #4 John Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY L 2-4 658 Humes Kilfoyl
March 29 6:00 PM Kentucky #4 John Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY L 4-58 488 Humes Kilfoyl
April 1 5:00 PM Texas A&M #4 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 11-35 1121 Kilfoyl Herzog
April 2 5:00 PM Texas A&M #4 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 8-6 1121 Fouts, Kilfoyl (S) Uribe
April 3 11:00 AM Texas A&M #4 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 14-66 1121 Goodman Uribe
April 9 5:00 PM Arkansas #4 Bogle Park • Fayeteville, AK W 5-3 1100 Fouts Haff
April 10 11:00 AM Arkansas #4 Bogle Park • Fayeteville, AK L 0-4 1221 Storms Kilfoyl
April 11 1:00 PM Arkansas #4 Bogle Park • Fayeteville, AK W 2-0 1236 Fouts Storms
April 14* 6:00 PM Alabama State #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 11-3(5) 1121 Goodman Bradford
April 16 6:00 PM Florida #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 0-2 1529 Hightower Fouts
April 17 1:00 PM Florida #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 2-9 1631 Lugo, Chronister (S) Goodman
April 16 1:00 PM Florida #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 4-2 1631 Fouts Hightower
April 21* 6:00 PM Southern Mississippi #5 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 6-3 1631 Goodman, Fouts (S) Pierce
April 24* 1:30 PM Louisiana #5 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 5-3 1413 Fouts Ellyson
April 25* 1:30 PM Louisiana #5 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 5-1 1596 Goodman, Fouts (S) Lamb
April 30 5:00 PM Georgia #4 Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA W 4-1 400 Fouts Avant
May 1 12:00 PM Georgia #4 Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA W 13-3 400 Goodman Avant
May 2 2:00 PM Georgia #4 Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA W 6-3 400 Fouts Britton
May 6 6:00 PM Ole Miss #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 8-05 1419 Fouts Tillmann
May 7 6:00 PM Ole Miss #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 11-7 1631 Goodman Borgen
May 8 11:00 AM Ole Miss #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 6-1 1631 Fouts Borgen
2021 SEC softball tournament
May 13 7:00 PM Kentucky #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 5-1 1582 Fouts Humes
May 14 6:30 PM Tennessee #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 6-5 1660 Fouts Bender
May 15 5:00 PM Florida #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 4-0 1924 Fouts Hightower
NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional
May 21* 5:00 PM Alabama State #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 9-0(6) 2912 Kilfoyl Sullivan
May 22* 11:00 AM Clemson #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 6-0 - Fouts Cagle
May 23* 1:00 PM Clemson #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 5-0 3044 Fouts Cagle
NCAA Tuscaloosa Super Regional
May 28 12:00 PM Kentucky #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 4-3 3633 Fouts Humes
May 29 1:00 PM Kentucky #3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 4-1 3633 Kilfoyl Baalman
Women's College World Series
June 3* 6:00 PM Arizona #3 USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 5-1 - Fouts Bowen
June 4* 8:30 PM UCLA #3 USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 6-0 12337 Fouts Garcia
June 6 2:30 PM Florida #3 USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0-2 12370 Sandercock Kilfoyl
June 7 6:00 PM Florida #3 USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 5-8 9916 Watson Fouts
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from NFCA released prior to game.All times are in Central Time Zone.

Record vs. conference opponents

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Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2021 SEC softball records

Source: 2021 SEC softball game results, 2021 SEC softball schedule

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU Team SR SW
ALA 18–6 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 . . . 3–0 . 2–1 3–0 ALA 6–2 4–0
ARK 19–5 1–2 3–0 . 3–0 . 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 . . ARK 6–2 5–0
AUB 7–17 0–3 0–3 . . 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 1–2 . 0–3 2–1 AUB 2–6 0–3
FLA 19–5 2–1 . . 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 . 2–1 . 3–0 FLA 8–0 3–0
UGA 7–17 0–3 0–3 . 1–2 2–1 . 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 . UGA 2–6 0–3
KEN 13–11 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 . . . 3–0 1–2 3–0 KEN 3–5 2–0
LSU 13–11 . 1–2 2–1 0–3 . 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 LSU 6–2 0–1
MSU 8–15 . 0–3 . 0–3 3–0 . . 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–0 1–2 MSU 3–5 1–4
MIZZ 15–9 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 . 1–2 3–0 . 3–0 2–1 . MIZZ 5–3 2–0
MISS 12–12 0–3 0–3 2–1 . 2–1 . 1–2 3–0 . 2–1 . 2–1 MISS 5–3 1–2
SCAR 4–20 . 0–3 . 1–2 . 0–3 . 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 SCAR 0–8 0–4
TENN 12–11 1–2 . 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 . 2–1 . TENN 4–4 1–0
TAMU 8–16 0–3 . 1–2 0–3 . 0–3 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 3–0 . TAMU 2–6 1–3
Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU Team SR SW

Updated for entire regular season.[5][6]Tiebrkrs: FLA>ARK ALA common. LSU>KEN hd–hd. UGA>AUB MIZZ common.

Rankings

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Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final
NFCA[7] 8 5 4 3 4 2 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 3 3 3
USA Softball[8] 8 6 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 3

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Weekly Release" (PDF). ESPN. June 15, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "National champs Oklahoma unanimous No. 1 in final USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll". NFCA.org. June 15, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "No. 3 Bama rally falls short in loss to FSU in WCWS".
  4. ^ "2021 Softball Roster".
  5. ^ "2021 SEC Softball". ESPN. June 7, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "2021 SEC Softball Schedule Announced". SEC Sports. January 16, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  7. ^ NFCA Poll
  8. ^ USA Softball Poll
  9. ^ a b "Final Report 2021" (PDF). ESPNCDN. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  10. ^ "2021 SEC Softball Awards Announced".
  11. ^ "NFCA | National Fastpitch Coaches Association".
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